Data Scientist, AI Engineer, ML Engineer

AI/ML Engineer driving impact through smart, scalable solutions in NLP, geospatial ML, and GenAI deployments.
Connect
Get their resume and portfolio

Work expectations

Status
Actively looking
Not looking
Open to new opportunities
Previously hired through SkillsRobin
Location
Sydney
-
Open to relocating
Commitment
Full-time
Availability from time of offer
In 1-2 months
Experience
7+ years
 experience
Top 3 programming languages/frameworks
Python, Flask / FastAPI , Streamlit
Also knows
R, SQL, NoSQL, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, NLP & LLM libraries: spaCy, SentenceTransformers, Hugging Face, Geospatial & Remote Sensing: Geopandas, Folium, EarthPy ,Frontend basics: HTML, CSS, JavaScript ,MLOps tools: GitHub Actions, Airflow, MLFlow
Preferred work environment
Fully remote; Hybrid
Interested in working involving
I thrive in analytical, innovative, and ownership-driven environments, where deep problem-solving, autonomy, and continuous learning are valued. Preferably start-ups and scale-ups.
Not interested in work involving

Other information
I bring a unique mix of deep AI/ML expertise, product thinking, and real-world impact—backed by award recognition, hands-on deployment, and strong cross-domain adaptability.
Able to work in Australia without visa sponsorship
Requires visa sponsorship to work in Australia

Pay expectations

Full-time
$
160000
per year
Casual / Contract
$
per hour
Pay is negotiable in exchange for equity
Pay is negotiable in exchange for equity
Pay is not negotiable in exchange for equity
Open to volunteering or working for equity only
Not interested in volunteering or working for equity only if joining as a co-founder

Referred by

George El-Khoury
Senior Software Engineer @ HelloFresh
July 27, 2025
  •  
I worked with them in the same company on the same team

I highly recommend this developer as a Data Scientist. I worked alongside them and they were instrumental to our team in building AI solutions for bushfire detection, specifically computer vision and classification models on AWS.

During our time together, this developer developed impactful tools, and was able to effectively communicate key data points in clear, plain language, that anyone could understand. This ensured we accomplished key project outcomes. They consistently delivered high-quality work and were a great asset to any data science team.

Work experience

Proudest professional achievement
Built an AI-powered bushfire detection system using satellite and multi-modal data that improved early detection by 25% - deployed for disaster response planning and resource allocation.

Founding Engineer | Full-Stack & AI Lead

Property technology AI platformMar 2025 - Present

  • Leading technical vision and execution across full product lifecycle from MVP to scalable infrastructure
  • Owning full-stack development including frontend, backend, and deployment architecture
  • Leading AI/ML research and deployment of NLP solutions including chatbots and summarization models
  • Designing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and robust data pipelines with third-party integrations

Senior Data Scientist | AI Engineer | Machine Learning Engineer | Geospatial Data Science

Data science consulting firmAug 2024 - Present

  • Providing expert consulting in data science, machine learning, and AI across diverse clients
  • Developed geospatial application for wildfire damage assessment using satellite imagery for Los Angeles relief efforts
  • Built Retrieval-Augmented Generation system for analyzing Australian Strata Reports using semantic search
  • Created machine learning solutions for route optimization, spam detection, and customer segmentation

GenAI Data Scientist | AI Engineer

Major Australian bankSep 2024 - Present

  • Nominated for Women Leading Tech Awards as finalist for AI innovation contributions
  • Designed AI-driven solutions to enhance efficiency and innovation across banking operations
  • Led development and deployment of machine learning models using Azure ML and Python
  • Established data science best practices ensuring governance and scalability across projects

Data Scientist | Machine Learning | Environmental & Geospatial | Remote Sensing | GeoAI

Australian technology consulting companyFeb 2023 - May 2024

  • Led development of AI-driven solutions in FireTech and AgriTech industries specializing in geospatial analysis
  • Engineered AI system for early bushfire detection using multi-modal satellite data, increasing detection rates by 25%
  • Developed resource allocation algorithm for fire monitoring to optimize deployment of critical resources
  • Obtained AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and Machine Learning Specialty certifications

Data Scientist | Machine Learning Engineer | Smart City Infrastructure and Environmental Solutions

Global predictive analytics AI companyOct 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Developed predictive models and data engineering solutions for smart city infrastructure and environmental monitoring
  • Designed AI system to predict sewer overflow events, reducing water pollution and flood risks in North American cities
  • Engineered energy optimization system for residential settings across Canada using machine learning algorithms
  • Developed anomaly detection algorithm reducing missing values in time-series sensor data by 99%

Senior Data Scientist | Data Engineering | Maritime Trade Intelligence

Global information services companyMar 2021 - Sep 2021

  • Focused on data engineering and analytics to enhance maritime trade intelligence products
  • Developed ETL pipelines using Python and Apache Spark for global waterborne commodity flow data analysis
  • Engineered data models to extract insights from complex maritime datasets supporting trading decisions
  • Utilized AWS services for scalable data processing and storage in big data environment

Owner, Data Scientist

Independent data science consultingJul 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Provided expert consulting in Data Science, AI and R&D for diverse clients across Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, and Computer Vision
  • Authored technical and non-technical articles about Data Science and AI
  • Provided specialized translations in English, Spanish and Polish for Data Science/AI terminology

Data Scientist | Data Engineering & Analytics | Corporate Travel Optimisation

Advanced analytics and machine learning companyAug 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Enhanced predictive analytics platform to forecast travel trends and optimize corporate travel budgets
  • Developed interactive dashboards using Dash and HTML/CSS for complex travel data visualization
  • Implemented automated data pipelines with Apache Airflow improving processing efficiency and reliability

Junior Data Scientist | Analytics & Data Engineering | Fraud Detection & Financial Crime Prevention

Leading Nordic financial services groupApr 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Contributed to fraud detection and financial crime prevention through advanced analytics and machine learning
  • Developed and deployed algorithms to identify potential fraud cases enhancing risk management capabilities
  • Created interactive data visualizations using PowerBI and R Shiny to communicate financial crime patterns
  • Utilized SQL and Hive for large-scale data extraction and analysis in big-data environment

Education

Master of Science - MSc, Economic Analytics / Applied Econometrics

  • Graduated with High Distinction and scholarship for best 10% of students
  • Programme covered R, VBA, SQL, data mining, data forecasting, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, network analysis
  • Participated in international projects across EU, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Economics / International Business

  • Graduated with High Distinction and received 2x scholarship for best 10% of students
  • Programme included mathematics, statistics, IT, and financial analysis
  • Participated in international projects in EU, Ukraine and Georgia

Connect to get their LinkedIn profile, real name, contact details and portfolio
No challenges complete yet

Vouched for by

George El-Khoury
Senior Software Engineer @ HelloFresh
July 27, 2025
I worked with them in the same company on the same team

I highly recommend this developer as a Data Scientist. I worked alongside them and they were instrumental to our team in building AI solutions for bushfire detection, specifically computer vision and classification models on AWS.

During our time together, this developer developed impactful tools, and was able to effectively communicate key data points in clear, plain language, that anyone could understand. This ensured we accomplished key project outcomes. They consistently delivered high-quality work and were a great asset to any data science team.

Interviews

No items found.
SkillsRobin ID: 
Estorsi